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Mexico City (Spanish: Ciudad de México, [b] [10] locally [sjuˈða (ð) ðe ˈmexiko] ⓘ; abbr.: CDMX; Central Nahuatl: Mexihco Hueyaltepetl, [11] Nahuatl pronunciation: [meːˈʃiʔko wejaːlˈtepeːt͡ɬ]; [12] Otomi: 'Monda) is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous city in North America.
- Greater Mexico City
Greater Mexico City is the conurbation around Mexico City,...
- Mexico-Tenochtitlan
Tenochtitlan, also known as Mexico-Tenochtitlan, was a large...
- Boroughs of Mexico City
The traditional center of Mexico City comprises four...
- Valley of Mexico
The Valley of Mexico at the time of the Spanish conquest in...
- Mexico City (Disambiguation)
Mexico City is the capital and most populous city of...
- Mexico City International Airport
Mexico City International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto...
- Santa Fe
One of the entrances into Santa Fe Santa Fe from La Mexicana...
- Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral
The Metropolitan Cathedral of the Assumption of the Most...
- List of Mexican States by Area
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About...
- Mexico City Metro
The Mexico City Metro (Spanish: Metro de la Ciudad de...
- Greater Mexico City
Mexiko-Stadt ( spanisch Ciudad de México [ sjuˈða (ð) ðe ˈmexiko ], kurz: CDMX; bis 2016 México D.F.) ist die Hauptstadt der Vereinigten Mexikanischen Staaten. Sie gehört zu keinem Gliedstaat, sondern bildet eine eigene Gebietskörperschaft, in der 9,2 Millionen Menschen (2020) leben. Die Metropolregion Zona Metropolitana del Valle de ...
- 9.209.944 (2020)
- 13. August 1521
- Mexiko-Stadt
- Mexiko
Mexico, [a] [b] officially the United Mexican States, [c] is a country in the southern portion of North America. It covers 1,972,550 km 2 (761,610 sq mi), [11] making it the world's 13th-largest country by area; with a population of almost 130 million, it is the 10th-most-populous country and the most populous Spanish-speaking country. [12]
- Federal presidential republic
Mexico City ( Spanish: Ciudad de México; abbreviated CDMX) is the capital and largest city of Mexico. It is the most populous city in the Western Hemisphere and the second most populous city in the world (after Tokyo ). It is also one of the polluted cities in the world. The Aztec people were here before the Spanish came and founded Mexico City.
- 1,485 km² (573 sq mi)
- Federal District
- History
- The Zócalo and Surrounding Sites
- Notable Sites North of The Zócalo
- Notable Sites South of The Zócalo
- Notable Sites West of The Zocalo
- Notable Sites East of The Zócalo
- Around The Alameda Central
- Barrio Chino
- Architecture
- 20th and 21st Centuries
What is now the historic downtown of Mexico City roughly correlates with the ancient Aztec city of Tenochtitlan, which was founded around 1325. During the prehispanic era, the city developed in a planned fashion, with streets and canals aligned with the cardinal directions, leading to orderly square blocks. The island that the city was founded on w...
Historically, the Zócalo, or main plaza, has been a venue for fine and popular cultural events. Some example of events held here recently are Spencer Tunick's photo shoot, the Ashes and Snow Nomadic museum and a skateboarding/BMX event that drew 50,000 young people on 24 August 2008. The Festival de Méxicois an annual event with programs dedicated ...
Santo Domingo refers to the Church of Santo Domingo and the adjoining plaza. Both are located three blocks north of the Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral following Republica de Brasil Street with Belisario Dominguez Street separating the two. Officially known as the Señor de la Expiación Chapel, the church is located on the north side of Belisario...
The Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation is located just off the main plaza of Mexico City on the corners of Pino Suárez and Carranza Streets. It was built between 1935 and 1941 by Antonio Muñoz Garcia. Prior to the Conquest, this site was reserved for the ritual known as "Dance of the Flyers" which is still practiced today in Papantla. Its owner...
The Palace of Iturbide - this large palatial home, located in the historic center of Mexico City on Madero Street #17 was built by the Count of San Mateo Valparaíso in the 18th century as a wedding gift for his daughter. It gained the name "Palace of Iturbide" because Agustín de Iturbide lived and accepted the crown as Mexico's first emperor there ...
The Museo de la Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público is an art museum located at Moneda Street #4. It is housed in what was the Palacio del Arzobispado (Palace of the Archbishopric), built in 1530 under Friar Juan de Zumárraga on the base of the destroyed pyramid dedicated to the Aztec god Tezcatlipoca. It remained the archbishphoric until 1867...
Alameda Central is a public park in downtown Mexico City, adjacent to the Palacio de Bellas Artes, between Juarez Avenue and Hidalgo Avenue. It is a green garden with paved paths and decorative fountains and statues, and is frequently the center of civic events. The area used to be an Aztec marketplace and after the Conquest, the Catholic Church us...
Mexico City's Chinatown, known locally as "Barrio Chino", is located on two blocks of Dolores Street, just south of the Palacio de Bellas Artes. It is very small, consisting only of a number of restaurants and businesses that import goods. Its diminished size is because most descendants of Chinese immigrants to Mexicoin the late 19th and early 20th...
Even though Spanish colonial buildings make up most of Centro histórico there are examples of different architectural styles 1. Baroque: Palacio de Iturbide, Casa de los Azulejos, Palacio Nacional and Palacio de los Condes de Valparaíso 2. Neoclassical: Palacio de Mineria 3. Italiante style: Palacio de Correos 4. Art NouveauPalacio de Bellas Artes ...
Deterioration of the area
From Aztec times, the Centro Historico used to be where the wealthy and elite lived. However, in the early 20th century, these classes began to move to areas west and southwest of the Centro, to neighbourhoods such as Colonia Juárez, Colonia Cuauhtémoc, Colonia Roma and Colonia Condesa. The Centro remained the commercial, political and intellectual center through the mid 20th century although it was around this time that UNAM moved most of its facilities to the new Ciudad Universitaria. The r...
Deterioration of religious buildings
Many of historic churches in the oldest parts of the city are in serious disrepair and are in danger of being lost. Efforts to save these churches are hampered by disagreements between the Church and the federal government. Because these churches are both active religious institutions and historical landmarks, their legal situation is complicated. By law, religious institutions cannot appeal to the government for financial help, but agencies like the National Council for Culture and Arts(CONA...
Revitalization
Starting in the early 2000s, the government has infused 500 million Mexican pesos (US$55 million) into the Historic Center Trust and entered into a partnership with the Fundación Centro Histórico, an organization established by Carlos Slim, to buy dozens of centuries-old buildings for rehabilitation. The significance of this effort was recognized when, in 2006, the Historic Center was included in the 2006 World Monuments Watch by the World Monuments Fund. Work began with the beautification of...
- Mexico City
- 1987 (11th session)
2 days ago · Mexico City is a metropolis of contrasts, a monument to a proud and industrious country also faced with many problems. Some observers have fixated on the city’s dangers, horrors, and tragedies—views that were reinforced by the Mexican novelist Carlos Fuentes when he called the city “the capital of underdevelopment.”.
Mexico City is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous city in North America. Mexico City is one of the most important cultural and financial centers in the world. It is located in the Valley of Mexico within the high Mexican central plateau, at an altitude of 2,240 meters (7,350 ft). The city has 16 boroughs or demarcaciones territoriales, which are in turn divided into ...
